Wave-motor.



S. L. GASELLA & P. M. REYNOLDS.

WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1908.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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S. L. GASELLA & P. M. REYNOLDS.

WAVE MOTOR. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 21, 1908.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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California, have invented certain new and.

heavy storms often swee away these strucout in the claims hereunto appended.

which are for illustrativopurp'oses and theredevice.

. being limited by the length of the cable to ceive the action of the waves, causing them into any other form of power as desired.

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SECONDO L. OASELLA AND PHILIP M. REYNOLDS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

ASSIGNORS TO NATIONAL POWER COMPANY, CORPORATION OF ARIZONA TER- RITORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

WA E-Moron.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Application filed July 21, 1908. Serial No. 4%,650.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SECoNDo L. CAsELLA and PHILIP M. REYNOLDS, citizens of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of useful Improvements in lVave-Hotors, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention has relation to wave motors, and to that class in which the devices for generating the power are all carried by a float which may be anchored at any desired point, said float being-adapted to be tossed around by the action of the waves, only which it is secured.

The great diliiculty that has been experienced with the styles of Wave motors which have already been invented, is the contemplation of inventors to generate power by means of a, motor, or engine, secured to a land structure of some kind, as for instance a wharf or pier; and in view of the fact that tures, it is very diflicut .to make one to generate power successfully and at the same time stand the necessary strains and stresses which they are bound to come into contact with at one time or another.

One of the objects of this'inventirmis to rovide a device of the nature above set orth, comprising two floats which will re-' to chan e their relative positions to each other, tlie rapidity with which these relative positions are assumed being the direct cause of the amount of production of mechanical power which may be transformed With this and other objects in view, our invention consists'of the novel construction and arrangement of parts as are hereinafter described" in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, and particularly pointed Reference being had to the drawings,

fore not drawn to any particular scale, Figuresland 2 are diagrammatic views, showing the device in its extreme elevated and depressed positions. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the main wheel and its means 5 1s aside'elbvational view of turbed waters.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, our invention is described as follows made 1n the form of barges, each of whlch 1s The floats 1 and 2, which are to be preferabl heavily weighted, have mountedthereon the non or steel structures 3 and 4. Each of these structures consists of a main beam 5,

auxiliary beams 6, vertically disposed braces I these floats will appear similar, suitable fastening means extending from one of the structures to the other on each particular float, securely binding them together. A main wheel 10, is mounted on a spindle 11, journaled in suitable bearin s 12, of said structures 3, of the float 1'. gecured to the upper faces of said auxiliary beams 6, of'the structures 3, is an idler 13, by means of which a dynamo 14, is rotated. It is observed that whatever means as desired may be em loyed to convey the power from said main w eel to said dynamo, and such means are su gested as a s rocket chain or cable, or indee a belt ma e em loyed if found practicable to wit stand t e strain. Said idler "13,.is se curel mounted on the spindle 15, one end of whic extends outwardly Whereto is keyed a fl wheel 16. Points 17, 1-8, 19 and 20, he in tlie circumference of animaginary circle, the center of which is at the point 9. Loosely mounted on said spindle 1 1, are the drums 23 and 24, their inner ends being provided with ratchet wheels 25 and 26, respectively. Pivotally secured to the sides of said main wheel 10, are dogs 27 and 2 8, which are engaged by said ratchet wheels 25 and 26, respectively,

our invention as it would appear in undisfor'the rotation of said main wheel m a direction indicated by the arrows in the several figures. 4

Thecable 21, has one of its ends secured at point 19. It then entwines around said drum 23, from where it passesaround point 17,

traveling over the pulley 29, its other'end being secured to a coil spring 30 which is in turn connected to point 20. this spring is to take upany mightoccur in the cable "during the operation of this device. While the floats are in The object of. slack which the act of assuming a position indicated by 1 journaled between suitable bearings on the upper faces of said structures of one of said floats, cables, one arranged to 'rotate said main wheel in a given direction when said wave motor is assuming an elevated position,

. the other oppositely arranged so as to cause Fig. 1, said main wheel will be rotated by the action of the said cable 21, causing the rotation of the spool 23, the ratchet wheel of which engages said dog 27, of said main wheel.

The cable 22, has one of its ends secured to point 19 which point is directly in rear. of

oint 19, when reference is made to Fig. 5f

aid cable then entwines around drum 24, then around the point 29 which is directly in rear of point 29, and has its other end secured to point 20 When the floats of our device are assuming a osition'illustrated in Fig. 2, said main whee will be rotated in a manner similar as explained for said cable 21, and it will'be observed that said main wheel will always travel in the same direction. Thus, as long as said floats are constantly changing their relative ositions to one another, said main wheel wi l be rotated by the action of either of the cables 21 or '22.

It is clear that it is possibleto transfer the power. from the machine by any well known means; a dynamo, as illustrated, is pre-' ferred, and the power is conducted in the form of a current of electricity by means of an insulated wire, or a cable, and stored or.

utilized in whatever manner as may be practicable.

Though we have specifically described our invention, we may exercise'the right to make such modifications and alterations in the minor details of'the construction and arclaim as new and desire to secure byLetters- Patent, is

1. In a wave motor two floats pivotally connected together by. means of steel structures adapting them to assume diflerent relative positions in relation to each other, 45

a main wheel,'cables soar-ranged in relation to said structures and said main wheel as to be adapted to rotate the same always in a given direction.

2. In a wave motor comprising two floats pivotallyconnected together, steel struc-' tures, two'of each mounted on each of said i I floats, a main wheel mounted on a spindle said wheel to rotate in the same direction while said wave motor is assuming a depressed position, and adynamo operated by transferring the powerfrom said main wheel by suitable means.

3. Ina wave. motor, adapted to be anchored at a desired point,.a dynamo, a cable running from said dynamo to any desired point, said dynamo operated by means of a main wheel, saidmain wheel operated bymeans of cables arranged oppositely, adapt ing said main.wheel to be turned always in the same direction whether sald wave motor 1s assuming an elevated or depressed pos1- tion;

4. In a wave motor a main wheelfmounted on a spindle journ'aled between suitable bearings,.drums, one of each loosely mountwheel, ratchet wheels, one secured to the inner end of each drum, dogs,.one pivotally connected to each side of said main wheel,

said dogs engaged by said ratchet wheels" when said ratchet wheels rotate in agiven direction, cables, one connectedat one of'its ed on said spindle on either side of said main ends to a substantial point, then entwined around one of said drums, then passing around a pulley mounted'on a spindle ournaled between sultable bearlngs, then having its other end connected to one end of a suming an elevated position, said other ca ble being oppositely arran, ;e.\d to rotate said main wheel in the same dn'ectlon when said wave motor 1s assuming a depressed posr tion. i

In testimony whereof we alfix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

' SECONDO L. CASELLA.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. DUFFIE, J. E. HARPER.

PHILIP M. REYNOLDS. 1 

